St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-01

The country is safe at last The tenth an
nual convention of dancing professors have
decided that waltzlng is not immoral. This
settles long vexed question until the next
church council assemblies, when it is sure to
be reopened. Still the country is grateful
for breathing spell, however short it may
be.
1t was not however until new waltz
platform had been adopted that even the
great American Society of Dancing Profess
sors could bring themselves to the point of
making public proclamation that waltzing
was wholly moral. They found it neces-
sary in advance of the declaration on this
subject to promulgate a set Of rules which
make horizontal reduction in the old waltz
tariff. Under the civil service waltz rules
the couple are required to keep certain dis
lance between them. The gentleman's right
arm is to be extended just SO that
the hand will rest against the ladv's
back, while the lady's left hand is only al
lowed to extend to the top of the gentle
mans right shoulder, the fingers closed and
curved and the tips only resting thereon The
lady's right hand should be closed and
placed in the left palm of the gentlem ans,
with the knuckles uppermost instead of
down as heretofore. This new conventional
style of waltzing may be eminently proper,
but it will never grow into that enthusiastic
popularity which flung its halo over the
waltzing days of our fathers and mothers.
49,
The New York Herald is attempting to ridi-
cule the enterprise of its contemporary, the
World, by running presidential ticket all
through its editorial columns composed of
GROVER CLEVELAND for president and BAL
LARD SMITH for vice president. Such fee
BILE attempt at humor only results in bringing
ridicule upon its perpetrator Of course BAL
LARD SMITH has no political ambition and
wouldn't resign his position on the World for
bauble like the vice presidency. Yet it
would be fortunate thing for the country if
some real enterprizing newspaper man could
preside over the senate for one term. He
would infuse some life into that political
graveyard.
Among the assets of defunct Philadelphia
savings bank is "a, 900 library, which leads
the Times to remark that if the bank had
kept fewer books the books would have been
kept better.
The Scotch cutter has been distanced again.
and America still retains the cup. This Is
decided victory for the center-board The
main point of difference in the construction
of the two yachts was that one had CENTER
board ana the other didn't. The victory of
the Volunteer establishes evidence in favor
of the center-board type of vessel. 1t has
demonstrated beyond question the value of
this appliance in sailing vessel. The Eng
lish have been prejudiced against its use, but
they will have to knock under before they
can ever hope to construct British yacht
that will win the American cup.
So
The president starts out on his trip under
smiling auspices. He left Washington yes
terday with smiling skies bending above him,
and he will find smiling faces greeting him
at every stopping point as he passes through
land smiling with plenty. And it is posi-
bic that there will be an occasional smile that
the outside world win never hear of.
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The representatives of the Grand Army at
st. Louis redeemed their organization from
the unenyiable fix in which Fool FORAKER
and his mob had placed it at Wheeling The
overwhelming vote by which the resolution
condcmning President CLEVELAND for veto
ing the dependent pension bill was voted
down is evidence that the veterans have
proper respect for the dignity of their organ
ization and do not propose to let it be run in
the ground by blatherskites of The FUTILE
and FORAKER type.